Locked Wheel Blamed For Death Of 11 In Train Crash
Illinois Central officials said a locked wheel likely caused an electrical failure leading to the City of New Orleans derailment near Salem. Eleven people died and 94 were injured as the 14 cars and four locomotives hurtled off track at about 90 mph two miles north of Salem. Investigators from NRSB NTSB and ICC studied the scene as IC president Alan S. Boyd toured wreckage.
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Salem, III
Illinois Central Railroad
City of
Illinois
Law
Amtrak
Illinois Central
National Rail Safety Board
National Transportation Safety Board
Illinois Commerce Commission
Alan S. Boyd
Chicago
New Orleans
Tonti
Melvin Maxey
Maxey
Jim Hunter
Salem, Ill
City of New Orleans
Nixon era crisis and political tensions spill into policy debate
AP dispatches report a mix of federal policy strains and political drama across cities and nations. Strikes in New York influence Nixon revenue sharing debates while civil rights concerns accuse government of segregation in housing aid. Lockheed’s Haughton seeks congressional aid as Indochina funding faces a precarious fate. Saigon reports bomber strikes and Vietnam election law charges. Pakistan frontier refugees and a deadly Amtrak derailment in Salem, Illinois are noted alongside Tricia Nixon and Ed Cox final wedding rehearsals.
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Washington
New York City
Nixon
U.S
Tricia Nixon
Ed Cox
White House
Rose Garden
Carson Seeks Quiet Morning After Window Washers
New York AP reports Johnny Carson asks in state Supreme Court for an injunction to stop window washing before 10 a.m. at his $375000 cooperative at 860 United Nations Plaza. Justice Rosenberg set a show cause date of June 17 for the case.
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New York
Johnny Carson
Carson
State Supreme Court
United National Plaza
Samuel R. Rosenberg
Urge Fight On Drunk Driving
A resolution urging a public information program to combat drunken driving was adopted at the closing session of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Region III conference in St. Louis.
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ST. Louis
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Higdon Ordered Dishonorable Discharge Amid $25,000 Fine
M Sgt William Higdon, 41, East Point Ga, convicted of stealing funds and collecting kickbacks from Army clubs in Vietnam, given dishonorable discharge, $25,000 fine, and forfeiture of pay and allowances. Auto appeal to follow. he remains on duty until completion. The case links to Maredem Ltd and a federal conspiracy case in Los Angeles.
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Redstone Arsenal
Ala
William Higdon
Vietnam
East Point
Higdon
Army
Edward Hopper
William Wooldridge
Los Angeles
Maredem Ltd
Maredem
Georg Schell
Southeast Asia
Senate
Mrs Wallace Opens Rocking Chair Marathon in Alabama
Mrs Mozelle Wallace mother of Gov George C Wallace kicked off the Rocking Chair marathon in Alexander City. Sponsored by local furniture merchants the endurance event aims to break the 103 hour record set by Mrs Linda Collins in 1968. The top rocker wins 500 dollars cash and a 300 dollar bedroom suite.
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Wallace
Alexander City
Ala
Mozelle Wallace
George C. Wallace
Linda Collins
Boone County Collector Shorted Himself Forty Eight Thousand
State auditor Bond reported Boone County and subdivisions owe Woodrow Wilson a total of 48206.58 in commissions for 1965 through 1988 due to misapplied statutes. The report also noted undercharges for deputy hire and collector's compensation and unauthorized withdrawals from the sheriff's trust account. Parker urged shifting collectors to salaries, calling the system unfair and promising to reintroduce a salary bill.
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Jefferson City
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Boone County
Woodrow Wilson
Bond
Wilson
Missouri
Frank L. Elkins
C.N.B
George W. Parker
Columbia
House
Parker
Manager Vexes KC Councilmen
Kansas City AP City Manager John Taylor was told by the city council to implement council policies or face removal. The panel declined to vote on his retention after criticism over hiring James Johnson as assistant city manager without council input.
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Kansas City
John Taylor
Taylor
Compton
Calif
Richard Berkley
Berkley
James Johnson
Medics Test Weightlessness Effects On Cosmonauts
Three cosmonauts aboard the Soviet space lab began their fifth day in orbit with medical tests to measure how weightlessness affects bone calcium and cardiovascular function. Georgy Dobrovolsky, Vladimir Volkov, and Viktor Patsayev reported feeling well as they conducted blood analyses and heart tests during the session.
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Moscow
Vladislav Volkov
Viktor Patsayev
Dobrovolsky
Earth
Volkov
Patsayev
Tass
Mrs. Bradford Brett Recovers From Sprained Ankle
Mrs. Bradford A. Brett is recovering from a sprained ankle suffered in Columbia several weeks ago.
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Bradford A. Brett
Columbia
Embarrassing To Be Queen Of Watermelons
Lynnette Loeffelman, 20, the 1971 national watermelon queen, says it is embarrassing to be crowned. She shrugs off laughter by giving gigglers an I love watermelon sticker, touring 10 weeks to 30 more cities across Disneyland, Los Angeles, Denver, Colorado Springs, Kansas City, and Omaha.
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Omaha
Neb
Lynnette Loeffelman
St. Louis
Disneyland
Los Angeles
Denver
Colorado Springs
Kansas City
Unemployment checks decline in May report says
AP notes unemployment compensation payments fell to 7,173,463 in May, down 22 percent from 9,228,702 in April per the State Division of Employment Security. Initial claims dropped from 28,882 in April to 23,908 in May, per Herman Julien, division director, with May city figures listing Mexico 41,256 Moberly 25,894 Columbia 69,621 Hannibal 78,272 Jefferson City 114,891 Kirksville 22,420 Marshall 36,778 Rolla 88,990.
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Jefferson City
State Division of Employment Security
Herman Julien
Mexico
Moberly
Columbia
Hannibal
Kirksville
Marshall
Rolla
Pope Speeds Up Marriage Annulment Process
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI announced procedural changes to hasten marriage annulments. Canon law expert says the reforms could cut the waiting period to about seven months from the previous three to seven years.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Hayley Mills Weds Director Roy Boulting in France
London AP Hayley Mills the former child star, 25, marries 57 year old film director Roy Boulting in Cap d Ail France with two friends present. Mills says the match felt right despite age gap and prior promises to wed.
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London
Hayley Mills
Roy Boulting
France
Hayley
Cap d’Ail
John Mills
Playright
Mary Hayley Bell
Walt Disney
Pollyanna
Disney Its
Holman Has Heart Attack in Jefferson City
Missouri's former state auditor Haskell Holman is reported in satisfactory condition at a Jefferson City hospital after an apparent heart attack at his home. A staffer and a relative confirmed the event. hospital officials would not disclose details or confirm admission. Holman lost the 1970 election to Christopher Bond and later led the Missouri Real Estate Board under Gov. Warren Hearnes.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
Haskell Holman
Capitol City
Holman
St. Mary's Hospital
Christopher
Kit) Bond
Missouri Heal Estate Board
Warren E. Hearnes
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Nguyen
van Thien
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Mexico, Mo
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West Jackson
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E. Liberty
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Shelley Winters
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